1 Kings 7:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.”
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“All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All these <FI>are<Fi> of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 7:9 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 5:17And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
- 1 Kings 7:10The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
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